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China's economy is expected to slow to an annual 7 per cent in the first quarter of this year, a top Chinese government think tank said in a research report, a sign policy makers will have to roll out more stimulus to support faltering growt

GCC governments will be able to use huge financial reserves built up in past years to keep state spending high, ensuring solid economic growth at least through 2016, a report said.
Also, strong consumer spending and private sector

Australia's prime minister vowed that world leaders would deliver on an initiative to add $2 trillion to global GDP, promising freer trade and more investment in infrastructure as heads of the 20 largest economies began cementing plans to dr

Bahrain recorded an overall GDP growth of 5.6 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2014, when compared to the same period a year earlier, according to a new report issued by the Economic Development Board (EDB).
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European stock markets fell for a second day on Wednesday, pushing world share indices back towards their lowest in six months as concern mounts over global economic growth.
New York markets were set to open flat to higher and cur

The non-hydrocarbon sector in Qatar continues to drive economic growth, supporting the diversification of the economy, a report said.
Rapid growth in the non-hydrocarbon sector (11.3 per cent) was spurred by large investments in m

Qatar's economic growth picked up slightly to 5.7 per cent on an annual basis in the second quarter of this year as robust non-oil activity outweighed a decline in the hydrocarbon sector, official data showed on Tuesday.
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The diversification policy of the UAE constitutes an important pillar of the economic performance as it reduces the dependence on oil and supports the real sector, said an industry expert, projecting a 5 per cent economic growth in 2014.

Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Dubai and even India (the knowledge economy) have clearly demonstrated as countries that have economically prospered in the last 25 years or so due to their high level of human resources and management competenci

Finance chiefs from G20 nations held talks yesterday (September 20), confident they can 'change the destiny of the global economy' despite rising world political tensions and mounting fears of financial instability.
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